Centro de Ciencias Marinas de Port Townsend

Experiencia positiva: Friendly new displays. Knowledgeable people to help. All and all fun place to visit.

Experiencia fantástica: This little science center packed a punch in a small space. The tidepool areas are incredible and learning about how they train the octopus to prep it for release into the wild was fascinating. Volunteer staff was energetic and helpful.

Experiencia fantástica: If you have the least opportunity, go!

Experiencia fantástica: I love this place with all of my heart.

Experiencia fantástica: Very fun! Informative and interesting! Love the octopus!

Experiencia fantástica: Small place, but it packs a punch! Kids had a blast doing the scavenger hunt.

Experiencia fantástica: Awesome place.to see lots of creatures!

Experiencia fantástica: Excellent resource and information!! Al

Experiencia negativa: Pretty neat but definitely shouldn’t be any more than $5 for adults and $3 for kids/seniors

Experiencia fantástica: Very informative!!

Experiencia fantástica: Amazeing small little aquarium and the meseum has lots of fun experiments and crafts for littles.

Experiencia fantástica: Lots of birds, killer whales and other awesome things to look at. Wonderful little coffee shop

Experiencia positiva: It's a little place ,but my kids had a blast looking and finding all the things in the tide pools.

Experiencia fantástica: Visiting from AZ. Very small but so interesting and would recommend visiting at least once.

Experiencia positiva: This is a great place to take a break from the beach and learn about fish and crab and all things living there in the Salish Sea. Touch tanks for kids. Friendly staff to answer questions. Bring your Discover Pass or pay a couple bucks to park.

Experiencia fantástica: Such a great place and BEAUTIFUL Sea Stars. Small but beautiful. Great for smaller kids 10 and under.

Experiencia positiva: Docents are amazing. Hopefully they expand

Experiencia fantástica: Fascinating to learn more about the local sea life! Kids had a great time and the staff was very knowledgeable and friendly. $7 adults, $5 kids, and 5yr and younger are free.

Experiencia negativa: Went here about 10 years ago and it was great with touch tanks for interacting with some of the wildlife which helped me appreciate these creatures better. You can no longer interact with the animals (which is what made this place unique and special) and the $7 entry fee is a bit steep for the amount of experience you get between this place and the small children's museum. I feel like they should offer gloves to allow you to touch the animals or the staff interact with them in front of you to give an experience. I would recommend to bring small children who are interested in sea life. Otherwise, pass.

Experiencia fantástica: Awesome place for kids to learn about marine life.

Experiencia fantástica: Great little Salish Sea aquarium.

Experiencia fantástica: Informative and cool. The sea stars are absolutely massive, and the building is located on a dock on the water.

Experiencia fantástica: Although this place is open seasonally right now, it is definitely a cute and fun experience for kids and adults alike. Is definitely a good-sized attraction when you're visiting the park as a whole for the day.

Experiencia negativa: If you are looking for a place to spend a significant amount of time, this isn't it. It is a small with with about 10 displays. Walked the whole thing in 5 mins. It is not interactive. They did have a learning center which was interesting... but not much.

Experiencia positiva: Kids loved it I had a nice time too

Experiencia fantástica: It was amazing visiting a small business type aquarium. The ladies there were very informal, but also gave us space to enjoy the aquarium.

Experiencia fantástica: Wonderful local non profit aquarium, museum, and conservation education organization. Worth a visit. They also have a guest speaker series.

Experiencia fantástica: Excellent displays of local marine life!!!

Experiencia positiva: They were closed when I got there, so I just took photos from the dock.

Experiencia fantástica: They were very insightful and complimentary when it came to knowledge and understanding.

Experiencia fantástica: Super cute and awesome octopus it cool learning about the sea life.

Experiencia positiva: Closed but still able to walk the boardwalk and spy the sea life!

Experiencia fantástica: We loved it nice spot to have a picnic and play on the beach. They have cool museums and the marine aquarium to walk through. And the bathrooms were clean. It was wonderful ! Can't beleive ive lived here for 24 years and never been. Will be going again soon its only 45 min from home.

Experiencia fantástica: Wonderful small marine aquarium and science center. Great programs for adults and kids!

Experiencia positiva: Lovely small attraction for your kids The octopus is a great thing and don't miss out going on the other side of the road and learn with real whale bones.

Experiencia fantástica: Awesome ! To protect Ocean and it's life... please collect debris in the beaches as you walk. Thank you

Experiencia positiva: Only open on weekends. (Lighthouse tours, museum, aquarium.) The marine science center left a reply, which explains why everything is closed except weekends. I would love to visit EVERYTHING, and bring the grandkids, but there is a reason we can't do weekends. Several in my family can't do crowds, so we go during the week. Hopefully when everything comes together they will have some weekday hours.

Experiencia fantástica: Best place for learning about our sea life. Kids get hands on experience and questions answered. Plan on a whole day at the beach and science center.

Experiencia fantástica: Went here as a child on field trips... What am experience! We learned so much about the wildlife living in the puget sound. Learned a boat load about the eco system from tidal pools to the alfa predators of the ocean (the orca)

Experiencia fantástica: Amazing how much is there and the high quality of the exhibit area.

Experiencia positiva: This is an informative little science center that is also associated with the aquarium on the pier across the road. Both attractions have helpful staff, and the price of admission covers both. The aquarium let's you get up close and personal with several types of marine life that they are currently studying, rehabilitating, or helping conserve. The science center has interactive exhibits, an orca skeleton, and a little gift shop.

Experiencia positiva: Thanks to covid you can't touch anything in the tide pools. Other than that it's really cool, and there's a playful octopus there.

Experiencia fantástica: Fun pools and cute animals!

Experiencia fantástica: interesting item for a quick side trip. due to covid no touching though. cheap price would be good for kids

Experiencia fantástica: Lovely little aquarium, perfect for families with kids. All exhibits are from local, so it's a great place to learn about the marine life in the area. Beach surrounds the building, much fewer people than some of the well known places, so nice to spend a quiet and peaceful afternoon here.

Experiencia fantástica: What a great experience. The interpretive guides at the aquarium and museum made it well worth our trip--so knowledgeable! Highly recommend.

Experiencia fantástica: This is one of the greatest little gems, don't miss it and the view off the pier is fantastic

Experiencia positiva: Kind of dark, damp, and small. Had some interesting creatures to see, but no touching allowed at this time due to pandemic restrictions. Might be exciting for small kids or those fascinated by starfish.

Experiencia fantástica: Great place for camping. Hiking and learning. There have museum. 8 $ ticket /people

Experiencia fantástica: Little aquarium, but worth the price of admission, which wasn't much. Lots of local marine life, make sure to look in the smaller aquariums as well, super interesting. We were there during feeding time, around noon, got to everything super active. The Octopus is amazing! Staff super informative and engaging with the kids. Touch pools were closed due to covid, but that's OK, the animals are always overhandled and scared when they were open.

Experiencia positiva: Cool little place. Small, but some great stuff for kids. Octopus was out and active which was surprising for the time of day. Your admission gets you into the museum as well which has one of the few complete orca skeletons in the world. Really cool experience.

Experiencia positiva: Small, but very informative. Some species I have not seen in other aquaria.

Experiencia fantástica: Educational fun stuff. Nice views outside on pier. Viewing boat launch can be entertaining. On clear days the view account the sound to the mountains is worth the trip. So much to explore. Wheelchair ♿️ accessible. Good fun for all ages. Take your time to enjoy all there is here.

Experiencia positiva: Great time learning about the local wildlife and information on it's preservation.

Experiencia fantástica: Outstanding aquarium, with marine science and ocean ecology exhibits! Highly recommend!

Experiencia positiva: Fantastic little marine museum and aquarium. Affordable family entertainment, and we learned some things about the area as well.

Experiencia fantástica: It is such a beautiful place. I really didn't want to share it with others but I know it's not right. I love the place.

Experiencia positiva: It's very small museum next to buliding,but burgers and fries are great.

Experiencia fantástica: Wonderful little gem to find while out and about - the aquarium was fun and the staff was incredibly helpful and kind.

Experiencia fantástica: I felt like a child again while looking at the sea creatures. So colorful! Friendly staff.

Experiencia fantástica: Lovely little marine science center! The volunteers were very friendly and knowledgeable.

Experiencia fantástica: Cool lil aquarium with a great staff

Experiencia negativa: There's nothing there but a display made out of garbage.

Experiencia fantástica: Dorit was so knowledgeable and patient. Luckily we made reservations. They had to turn several people away. Nice staff and very clean.

Experiencia fantástica: Another great adventure. Beautiful views.

Experiencia fantástica: Great spot for crabbing and fishing

Experiencia fantástica: Fun.place.for the kids, you can touch several.kinds of sea.critters, and learn about local whales

Experiencia positiva: This is a great spot for picnics, crabbing, and boat launching. Sadly the boat launch and docks are neglected and unusable, and the building which houses the sea life educational exhibit needs basic maintenance. The site requires day pass or annual discover pass purchase to use. It would appear that the fees are all going to salaries. This facility will be abandoned soon with this kind of care.

Experiencia fantástica: Interesting right on the water, friendly staff.

Experiencia positiva: Update- I went on a elementary field trip with my child. We spent no more than 10 minutes in the aquarium. The rest of the time was spent in a backroom learning about overfishing and foodwebs. REALLY disappointed! Would not recommend this aquarium for educational purposes. Aug 2019-This is a science center not to be missed. The staff is friendly and willing to answer questions. There is a wide variety of sea life you can touch and the set up of different ocean zones is very interesting.

Experiencia fantástica: Port Townsend is so marvelous in every way... ferry boat, historic buildings, and wooden boat center

Experiencia fantástica: What a beautiful beach. Found a few pieces of sea glass. Tide was high if you want to find the sea glass best to go when tide is low. It's a nice public area. Had port restrooms and picnic benches

Experiencia fantástica: Awesome lots of interactive displays

Experiencia fantástica: For the space available and for the resources that they had, this place was amazing, with lots of hands on activities for the kids, and the staff was very helpful and knowledgeable. The price was $5 per person; which we felt was very reasonable and worth every penny.

Experiencia fantástica: Great little science museum

Experiencia fantástica: Good place for family to visit

Experiencia fantástica: Beautiful scenery and lots to see. Definitely enjoyed myself.

Experiencia fantástica: Great touch tanks. Wonderful for kids. Educational for adults.

Experiencia fantástica: My fiance and I found this place on a spontaneous trip! I just wish my kids were with me! But as two adults, we had a GREAT time!

Experiencia fantástica: Cold but still has great views.

Experiencia fantástica: Check out the adorable abalone conservation effort!

Experiencia fantástica: Great place to bring small kids. Not the most dazzling attraction but a worthwhile side trip.

Experiencia positiva: You do have to pay to go in. It's not a big place like an aquarium, but a small learning center more for children to learn about sea creatures and tide pools and that sort of stuff. It's a nice little place to show your kids and teach them.

Experiencia fantástica: Love this charming little town. Be sure to visit Ft. Worden on ur trip...so worth it!mph

Experiencia positiva: We were expecting a donation offer for such a small location. Most of the tanks looked dirty. It's a beautiful walk around the outside of the location though. Cont: After response from owner, I will visit this location even for the entrance fee because supporting locations such as this is a very important thing to me. I just wasn't very impressed from the outside and it's not very inviting but maybe that's just me.

Experiencia fantástica: Make sure you take time to visit this wonderful place if you are ever in Port Townsend.

Experiencia fantástica: So fun and informative. The docents at the museum are eager to share their knowledge and are very friendly. We had a great time!

Experiencia fantástica: It has Everything in a Camp Site I need to relax. I feel at home on this military historical scenery. I treasure the opportunity to have assess to yoga and other exercises to include the beach, base environment, Historical walking trails where there are more bunkers and land marks, etc. Grateful for this place!! Excellent staff, museums, etc. Great place to bring out of state guests. It's beautiful..

Experiencia fantástica: A must-see at Fort Worden. There's a little natural history exhibit and the touch tanks out on the pier. Be sure to visit both!

Experiencia positiva: Beautiful park next nice brick town on the water.

Experiencia positiva: Good place to take kids

Experiencia fantástica: Beautiful. I've been going there for 35years and now I take my son. Live it

Experiencia fantástica: Small aquarium and museum featuring local marine species.

Experiencia fantástica: Love seeing and touching the little sea creatures! Great spot for a Marine Science Center

Experiencia fantástica: Fun place to go, very educational and the staff was awesome!

Experiencia positiva: Small place but the view is beautiful.

Experiencia fantástica: Who wouldn't love a Science Center? No one I wanna know...

Experiencia fantástica: You have to come here and see Angela, the octopus! She's amazing! Other cool stuff to see and touch. Great for any age.

Experiencia fantástica: Touch sealife in its environment. Fun.

Experiencia fantástica: The tide pools are incredible. really neat Sea life.